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Plot

This Taiwanese comedy is set in Lower Manhattan and chronicles the travails of two Taiwanese illegal aliens as they try to get a green card. The woman, Siao-yu, works as a sweatshop seamstress while her lover, Jiang Wei, is a student who works in a fish market. They meet an Italian-American, Mario, who has racked up a large gambling debt. They agree to give him the $10,000 he needs if he will only marry Siao-yu and get her a green card. Mario is anything but an ideal husband as he is slovenly, middle-aged, and dull; his idea of fun is to play cards and occasionally sleep with his wife, from whom he is separated. Following the "wedding" Siao-yu moves into his spare bedroom, and gradually the two become friends. As they become closer, their lovers begin to feel jealous, and eventually Siao-yu must choose whether to be with Jiang or stay with Mario.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
104min.
DVD Release Date:
07/01/2008
Director(s):
Sylvia Chang
Themes:
Immigrant Life,Fish Out of Water,Marriages of Convenience
Tone:
Poignant,Sentimental
Keywords:
friendship,green-card,illegal-alien,jealousy,love-choices,marriage-of-convenience
Language:
English,Mandarin